GLGY 491 – Paleobiology
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Geology (GLGY 491-UCAL) Final Exam
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Question 1 |
A | I. lobes II. dips |
B | I. lobes II. sulci |
C | I. nodes II. dips |
D | I. nodes II. sulci |
E | I. peaks II. troughs |
Question 2 |
A | Enterponeuts |
B | Tunicates |
C | Cephalochordates |
D | Urochordates |
Question 3 |
A | constricted |
B | open |
C | peristome projections |
D | visored |
E | contracted |
Question 4 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 5 |
A | Evolute |
B | Brevicone |
C | Torticone |
D | Gyrocone |
E | Involute |
Question 6 |
A | contracted |
B | peristome projections |
C | visored |
D | open |
E | constricted |
Question 7 |
A | They be used to determine the best areas for oil and gas extraction. |
B | They are valuable as a jewellery. |
C | They are used in cutting saws and other tools. |
D | They are indicator fossils that often leads to deposits of coal. |
Question 8 |
A | Late Devonian |
B | Early Devonian |
C | Middle Cambrian |
D | Early Cambrian |
E | Late Cambrian |
Question 9 |
A | ~ 70 cm |
B | ~ 5 cm |
C | ~ 30 cm |
D | ~ 100 cm |
Question 10 |
A | pygidium |
B | thorax |
C | cephalon |
D | axial lobe |
E | siphuncle |
Question 11 |
A | Devonian |
B | Permian |
C | Cambrian |
D | Silurian |
E | Carboniferous |
Question 12 |
A | Determining the pale-enviroment. |
B | Determining the causes of Permian-Triassic extinction. |
C | Determining the depth of burial. |
D | Determining the reasons for Cambrian explosion. |
Question 13 |
A | inhalant siphon |
B | byssal threads |
C | digestive track |
D | exhalant siphon |
Question 14 |
A | Ordovician |
B | Cambrian |
C | Silurian |
D | Jurassic |
E | Permian |
Question 15 |
A | Regular |
B | Irregular |
C | Pentameral |
D | two-fold with a mirrored plane |
Question 16 |
A | False because gills are never (even in most advanced form) a morphological feature of Hemicordate. |
B | False because while some chordates had gills, majority of primitive chordates had none. |
C | True |
D | False because they occurred in non primitive chordates. |
Question 17 |
A | Ceratites |
B | Aragonauta |
C | Nautilus |
D | Baculites |
E | Nipponites |
Question 18 |
A | Ceratites |
B | Bactritoids |
C | Belemnites |
D | Nautilids |
Question 19 |
Original Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gogia_spiralis_Utah.jpg
A | brachioles(red), theca(blue), stem(green) |
B | brachioles(red), theca(blue), holdfast(green) |
C | stem(red), brachioles(blue), theca(green) |
D | stem(red), theca(blue), holdfast(green) |
E | ventral cavity(red), body cavity(blue), root structure(green) |
F | ventral cavity(red), bulbus(blue), root structure(green) |
Question 20 |
A | Late Paleozoic (aka upper Pz) |
B | Jurassic |
C | Silurian |
D | Early Cretaceous (aka lower K) |
E | Devonian |
F | Late Cambrian (aka upper ∈) |
Question 21 |
A | Agnostida |
B | Phacopida |
C | Asaphida |
D | Ptychopariida |
E | Proetida |
Question 22 |
A | Late Silurian (aka upper S) |
B | Mid Cretaceous |
C | Early Permian (aka lower P) |
D | Mid Devonian |
E | Late Cambrian (aka upper ∈) |
Question 23 |
A | They reproduce asexually. |
B | They have no known predators. |
C | They are typically found in extremely cold water environments such as the arctic. |
D | They evolved during the Cambrian explosion. |
E | They are marine organisms. |
Question 24 |
A | nema |
B | pendent |
C | recurved |
D | reclined |
E | decurved |
F | scandent |
Question 25 |
A | ~ 50 - 300 |
B | ~ 50 - 200 |
C | ~ 100 - 190 |
D | ~ 190 - 300 |
Question 26 |
A | Asaphida |
B | Proetida |
C | Redlichiida |
D | Agnostida |
E | Lichida |
Question 27 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 28 |
A | cephalon, left lateral pleural lobe |
B | siphuncle, left lateral pleural lobe |
C | thorax, left lateral pleural lobe |
D | thorax, right lateral pleural lobe |
E | siphuncle, right lateral pleural lobe |
F | cephalon, right lateral pleural lobe |
Question 29 |
A | septal neck |
B | proloculus |
C | hyponomic sinus |
D | cardinal sinus |
Question 30 |
A | Carboniferous |
B | Permian |
C | Ordovician |
D | Devonian |
E | Cambrian |
Question 31 |
A | By increasing the size of the tail. |
B | By increasing the size of gills. |
C | By splitting the tail into parts. |
D | By having small boney plates that are interconnected. |
Question 32 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 33 |
A | their shell is consist of several small shelly parts. |
B | they have several different spines on their shell for defense. |
C | they have many feet. |
D | they have several sets of eyes. |
E | their muscles are consist of several specialized tissues. |
Question 34 |
A | constricted |
B | visored |
C | peristome projections |
D | open |
E | contracted |
Question 35 |
A | They have very strong evolutionary links to cephalochordates and urochordates. |
B | They are mammals. |
C | They are Invertebrates. |
D | They do not have organs or specialized cells. |
Question 36 |
A | Trinucleus |
B | Niobids |
C | Isotelus rex |
D | Eurypterus |
E | Ogygites |
Question 37 |
A | Based on the length to width ratio. |
B | Based on the coiling direction and the nature of the coil. |
C | Based on the shape of the axis (curved or not) of addition. |
D | Based on the position of the proloculus (first chamber). |
E | Based on the environment; benthic vs planktonic. |
Question 38 |
A | Brevicone |
B | Torticone |
C | Gyrocone |
D | Involute |
E | Evolute |
Question 39 |
A | They have a shell composed of inorganic matter. |
B | Their colour will varies with heat. |
C | They are the direct ancestors of modern humans. |
D | They have a shell composed of agglutinated silicon particles. |
Question 40 |
A | Permian |
B | Lower Silurian |
C | Lower Cambrian |
D | Upper Cretaceous Hint: Played a major role; but this is NOT when it evolved. |
Question 41 |
A | I. Silurian II. Paleogene-Cretaceous Crisis |
B | I. Ordovician II. Permian-Triassic Crisis |
C | I. Ordovician II. Paleogene-Cretaceous Crisis |
D | I. Cambrian II. Permian-Triassic Crisis |
E | I. Silurian II. Permian-Triassic Crisis |
F | I. Cambrian II. Paleogene-Cretaceous Crisis |
Question 42 |
A | III |
B | IV |
C | II |
D | V |
E | VII |
F | I |
Question 43 |
A | Early Permian (aka lower P) |
B | Late Cambrian (aka upper ∈) |
C | Late Paleozoic (aka upper Pz) |
D | Early Cretaceous (aka lower K) |
E | Middle Triassic |
Question 44 |
A | sicula |
B | theca |
C | autotheca |
D | stipe |
E | nema |
F | nema |
Question 45 |
A | recurved , scandent |
B | decurved , pendent |
C | decurved , recurved |
D | decurved , declined |
E | recurved , pendent |
F | recurved , declined |
Question 46 |
A | Ventral |
B | Anterior |
C | Dorsal |
D | Posterior |
Question 47 |
A | Early Ordovician |
B | Early Cambrian |
C | Middle Devonian |
D | Middle Ordovician |
E | Early Silurian |
Question 48 |
A | Segmented carapace |
B | Large, 360-degree type eyes |
C | Smooth outer shell (carapace) |
D | Spines |
Question 49 |
A | peristome projections |
B | open |
C | constricted |
D | contracted |
E | visored |
Question 50 |
A | I. Ophiuroidea II. Asterozoa |
B | I. Hughmilleria II. Stylonurus |
C | I. Asterozoa II. Ophiuroidea |
D | I. Hughmilleria II. Pterygotus |
E | I. Pterygotus II. Hughmilleria |
Question 51 |
A | ventral |
B | septal |
C | posterior |
D | anterior |
Question 52 |
A | Chewing |
B | Movement |
C | Circulatory |
D | Respiratory |
Question 53 |
A | Middle Cambrian |
B | Upper Cambrian |
C | Lower Cambrian |
D | Early Devonian |
E | Late Devonian |
F | Early Cambrian |
Question 54 |
A | At the Triassic/Jurassic |
B | At the Cretaceous/Paleogene |
C | At the Ordovician/Silurian |
D | At the Permian/Triassic |
Question 55 |
A | I. Late Cambrian II. Middle Devonian |
B | I. Early Cambrian II. Late Ordovician |
C | I. Early Silurian II. Middle Devonian |
D | I. Early Silurian II. Early Devonian |
E | I. Early Cambrian II. Late Cambrian |
Question 56 |
A | Agnostida |
B | Phacopida |
C | Ptychopariida |
D | Corynexochida |
E | Redlichiida |
Question 57 |
A | Late Cretaceous (aka upper K) |
B | Middle Permian |
C | Early Cretaceous (aka lower K) |
D | Early Permian (aka lower P) |
E | Late Paleozoic (aka upper Pz) |
Question 58 |
A | democrystals |
B | synthetically produced calcites |
C | oligocrystals |
D | bio-calcites |
Question 59 |
A | ~ 35 cm |
B | ~ 150 cm |
C | ~ 100 cm |
D | ~12 cm |
Question 60 |
A | decurved , horizontal |
B | scandent , pendent |
C | decurved , pendent |
D | recurved , pendent |
E | reclined , horizontal |
F | recurved , horizontal |
G | scandent , horizontal |
Question 61 |
A | I. Mesozoic II. Triassic/Jurassic |
B | I. Cambrian II. Triassic/Jurassic |
C | I. Ordovician II. Triassic/Jurassic |
D | I. Mesozoic II. Permian/Triassic |
E | I. Ordovician II. Permian/Triassic |
Question 62 |
A | Silurian |
B | Upper Cambrian |
C | Middle Jurassic |
D | Lower Devonian |
E | Lower Permian |
Question 63 |
A | Expansion of shell structures creating round or elliptical shape. |
B | Development of feet. |
C | Compression of shell structures. |
D | Complete (or near complete) loss of symmetry. |
Question 64 |
A | anterior suture |
B | anulus (or annulus) |
C | mural |
D | hyponomic sinus |
E | septum |
Question 65 |
A | Bilateral |
B | No symmetry due to advanced evolution of the species. |
C | Pentameral |
D | Coiled |
Question 66 |
A | Astraspis |
B | Saccabambaspis |
C | Placoderms |
D | Lasanius |
Question 67 |
A | 180 million years old |
B | 210 million years old |
C | 160 million years old |
D | 110 million years old |
E | 50 million years old |
F | 150 million years old |
Question 68 |
A | I. Early Silurian II. Permian-Triassic Crisis |
B | I. Early Silurian II. Paleogene-Cretaceous Crisis |
C | I. Middle Ordovician II. Paleogene-Cretaceous Crisis |
D | I. Late Cambrian II. Permian-Triassic Crisis |
E | I. Late Cambrian II. Paleogene-Cretaceous Crisis |
F | I. Middle Ordovician II. Permian-Triassic Crisis |
Question 69 |
Please note do not use the Internet for this question. The prof has a different eon for Belemnites than what is commonly stated in literature. 🙂 (ID-PBF-43)
A | Early Permian (aka lower P) |
B | Late Cretaceous (aka upper K) |
C | Early Cretaceous (aka lower K) |
D | Late Paleozoic (aka upper Pz) |
E | Middle Permian |
Question 70 |
A | delicious |
B | arragonitic |
C | calcitic |
D | biochemical |
E | siliceous |
Question 71 |
A | II |
B | VI |
C | III |
D | V |
E | VII |
F | IV |
G | I |
Question 72 |
A | Nipponites |
B | Baculites |
C | Ceratites |
D | Nautilus |
E | Aragonauta |
Question 73 |
A | spherical |
B | bilateral |
C | lacks symmetry |
D | pentameral |
E | radial |
Question 74 |
A | Late Paleozoic to Mesozoic |
B | Cambrian to Late Permian |
C | Jurassic to Holocene (Recent) |
D | Devonian to Early Carboniferous |
Question 75 |
A | Cambrian |
B | Ediacaran |
C | Permian |
D | Silurian |
E | Ordovician |
Question 76 |
A | Agnostida because they were found in almost all continents of the world. |
B | Proetida because they are the most abundant across the world. |
C | Asaphida because they were found in almost all continents of the world. |
D | Proetida because they were the last one to undergo extinction. |
E | Agnostida because they were the last one to undergo extinction. |
Question 77 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 78 |
A | Early Ordovician, Permian |
B | Late Silurian , Devonian |
C | Upper Ordovician , Permian |
D | Upper Ordovician , Carboniferous |
E | Early Silurian , Permian |
Question 79 |
A | Sexual reproduction |
B | Movement across surfaces |
C | Buoyancy control (up-down movement in water) |
D | Defense and prey |
Question 80 |
A | Brevicone |
B | Evolute |
C | Involute |
D | Torticone |
E | Gyrocone |
Question 81 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 82 |
A | Cambrian |
B | Devonian |
C | Silurian |
D | Permian |
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Credits: Based on the excellent class notes provided by, Dr. Marius (Dan) Georgescu during Fall 2013. Proofreading and corrections were made by fellow students in GLGY 491 course.
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